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  • Unbelievable!

    Underdog Monroe stuns Nottingham in first round of CJ Group III tourney By: Rich Fisher    HAMILTON TWP. – At 19-5, the Nottingham High baseball team had been so seemingly impressive this season that a Trenton paper predicted the Northstars to beat helpless Monroe, 13-3 in six innings in Monday’s Central Jersey Group III first-round tournament…

  • PRESS FORUM: Should the state ban the sell of junk food and soft drinks in public schools?

    PRESS FORUM Join the debate.    The Cranbury Press is hosting a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues.    The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe want…

  • PHS season still going

    Little Tiger’ boys’ tennis wins CJ III crown again By: Bob Nuse    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — In each of Chris Hoeland’s previous three seasons with the Princeton High boys’ tennis team, the season ended a little bit earlier than the year before.    As a freshman, Hoeland was part of a team that captured the Group III…

  • Business coalition honors Princeton schools for test score results

    Five schools among 77 in the state. By: Rachel Silverman    Five Princeton schools — Community Park Elementary School, John Witherspoon Middle School, Princeton Charter School, Princeton High School and Riverside Elementary School — have been tagged as New Jersey benchmark schools for their soaring test results.    The "2004 Just for the Kids-New Jersey Benchmark Schools"…

  • Business consultant Wayne Fox appointed to Montgomery school board

    Linda Romano’s replacement selected from six candidates. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — Wayne George Fox says he lives like he is on an adventure. As the newly appointed Board of Education member, Mr. Fox will have one more new experience to tack up on his long list of achievements.    "For me, life has always been…

  • PHS golf sixth at Tournament of Champions

    Little Tigers’ DiMeglio 10th individually By: Bob Nuse    The Princeton High golf team noticed the difference a year of experience could make at this year’s Central/South Group III sectional tournament.    After a disappointing finish last year in the same event, Princeton rebounded this year to win the sectional title and advance to the Tournament of…

  • Memorial Day observances set around the region

    Princeton to hold Saturday parade; Montgomery sets June 6 ceremony; West Windsor plans Monday parade. By: The Packet Staff    Memorial Day observances are planned in Princeton, Montgomery and West Windsor in the coming days. Here’s a breakdown of events: Princeton    Memorial Day observances will be held Saturday, with a parade at 10 a.m. and ceremony…

  • LETTERS: Food drive shows spirit

    To the editor:     I was overwhelmed as the four public works men brought in nearly four full trucks filled with food collected from both the Kendall Park and Monmouth Junction post offices this past Monday after the May 14 collection for "Stamp Out Hunger." Our food pantry here in South Brunswick was nearly empty…

  • Seat belt program quickly nabs 22

    ‘Click it or ticket’ program launched By:Donna Lukiw and Melissa Edmond    Police issued 22 summonses to commuters not wearing their seat belts Monday morning to kick off the nationwide Click It or Ticket campaign.    Local police officers across the nation will increase enforcement of the state’s safety belt laws through June 5, and those who…